In recent years, HEPI has produced over 20 reports a year. They are all available free of charge here on our website and all our longer reports are also available in hard copy from the HEPI office.
The version on the website should be regarded as the version of record.
The report “Evolution of Devolution” examines how higher education policy has diverged across the four nations of the United Kingdom—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—since the devolution of powers in 1999. Edited by Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Higher Education Policy Institute, the report provides a…
The Scottish Social Mobility Index reveals strong university access efforts but highlights retention challenges in advancing social mobility.
The English Social Mobility Index, which is compiled by London South Bank University (LSBU), has been published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) since 2021. The Index measures the social distance travelled by socio-economically disadvantaged graduates from each higher education institution in England as well as the proportion of…
In 2024, Instructure convened a Commission of higher education and lifelong learning experts to assess emerging policies related to skills development, including the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) and the Growth and Skills Levy (GSL). These policies aim to reform how education and training are funded and delivered to provide flexibility…
Foreword Within higher education, there is much discourse around assessment. Central tenants to this conversation are those of assessment of learning, assessment for learning, and assessment as learning. Assessment of learning is clear, we utilise assessments to determine the students have mastered the content being assessed. Assessment for learning is…
This paper looks at why men are more likely than women to achieve first-class degrees at Oxford and Cambridge.
This HEPI Policy Note explains the crucial role of translational research in bridging the gap between scientific discovery and real-world application and underscores its potential to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration, foster innovation and commercialisation and translate research into policy, practice and products. While translational research originated in applied medicine, other disciplines…
There is considerable speculation about the financial difficulties facing universities, with 40% of higher education institutions thought to be in deficit in 2023/24. One or even a small handful of institutions could soon be insolvent. Despite this, there was no new support contained in the recent Budget. In response to…
This report from Bahram Bekhradnia, HEPI’s President, is the latest in a series of HEPI reports on future demand for higher education. It looks at the various factors which may affect participation in higher education by home students in England up to 2035
The Higher Education Policy Institute has published the results of its eighth annual Soft-Power Index. The Index measures the number of senior serving world leaders – defined as monarchs, presidents and prime ministers – educated at a higher level in countries other than their own. This year’s results show: When the Index began in 2017, higher level institutions…